It was, a report for the Army Corps of Engineers said, the only club built expressly for black officers during the days of segregation in the military. And now, to the dismay of Mr. Bradford and the community group he leads, the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers, it sits in ghostly tatters. Click to continue at NYTimes.com
Community leaders, radio talkshow hosts, social activists, and several
political figures are scheduled to march in Washington, D.C. on
November 16th in response to numerous hate crimes and racially
insensitive incidents throughout the year. Click to continue at mybrotha.com
The NAACP said Tuesday it does not support a hate crime awareness
march that will raise money for a black woman who says she was tortured
by six whites. Local and national NAACP officials said they
disapprove of Saturday's march organizers... Click to continue from The Associated Press
The story of the Jena 6 highlights the problems facing black youth
across the nation in the criminal justice system. A system initially
designed to help turn young people from a life of crime to productivity
consistently has failed many young blacks. Instead it is designed to
punish them rather than help them. Click to continue at NewAmericaMedia.org
The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation regrets to report that a series of attacks have taken place at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, 5616 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, Georgia. The first incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, October 20th, when vandals defaced the building as well as tying a noose around the neck of the bronze statue of Tupac Shakur located in the Center’s Peace Garden.